What do you believe are the fundamentals of architecture as a profession?
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 7:54 am
Fundamentals in the profession? How about putting in an above pedestrian level of effort?
Wood Guy
Oct 22, 24 9:54 am
Learn what you need to know, work hard and smartly, save/invest money, retire.
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 10:28 am
retire? pffff..... ain't nobody got time for that.
Wood Guy
Oct 22, 24 10:50 am
I know; by retire, I mean move to someplace warm and work slightly less.
gwharton
Oct 22, 24 11:19 am
Wasn't this question settled a couple of thousand years ago?
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 11:23 am
you know students don't research anything anymore.
JLC-1
Oct 22, 24 11:43 am
they don't know who vitruvius is.
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 12:05 pm
That's the blue turtle with the long pouty things, right?
natematt
Oct 22, 24 12:12 pm
A one-line question deserves a one-line answer.
My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school that I still think about was:
“Design is the core competency of architecture”
So, to your question. A design-oriented mindset.
gwharton
Oct 22, 24 12:51 pm
My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school was: "There is nothing so permanent as a temporary solution."
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 1:15 pm
my favorite quote from arch intro 101 was "I can design a house that can break a marriage".
natematt
Oct 22, 24 2:32 pm
Both great. I do wonder if the second person is talking about themselves...
Almosthip
Oct 22, 24 1:47 pm
Surly ChapGPT can give you a solid answer
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 2:02 pm
I asked ChatGPT to give the most non-sequitur answer possible. The results are brilliant:
"The fundamentals of architecture are like trying to fold a giraffe into a suitcase made of marshmallows while reciting the alphabet backwards on a unicycle. One must consider the gravitational pull of spaghetti, the emotional state of window blinds, and the philosophical implications of wearing socks inside out. Only when you can successfully balance a pineapple on the head of a sleeping owl will you begin to grasp the true essence of architectural professionalism."
justifyfairly
Oct 22, 24 8:28 pm
This is what my professors sound like sometimes
Non Sequitur
Oct 22, 24 9:05 pm
Those are the good kind of profs. If you want straight answers, go into engineering.
JLC-1
Oct 22, 24 7:47 pm
Firmitas, utilitas, venustas.
justifyfairly
Oct 22, 24 8:43 pm
Do you believe the Vitruvian principles are just as applicable today, if not more important in the modern world?
Wood Guy
Oct 23, 24 9:46 am
A classmate of mine's business motto is "pursuing technical and aesthetic excellence," which to me is a rephrasing of Vitruvius, but I guess utility could be included explicitly.
gwharton
Oct 23, 24 12:27 pm
We are similar. We have a couple of core principles which drive our work. One is "Better Design, Faster". But another is "Technical Excellence, Design Excellence."
JLC-1
Oct 23, 24 3:07 pm
I don't know, it seems today's fundamentals are always in question by "the bottom line" whatever the f that means.
gwharton
Oct 23, 24 4:00 pm
Well, you can't do great design if you're not making money, unless you are independently wealthy. So there's that.
JLC-1
Oct 23, 24 4:08 pm
not what I was pointing at, of course you need to make money to live - but i.e. gothic cathedrals, there was no deadline, no budget, just make it beautiful, to last 1000 years, with capacity for the whole town. A different story after 1492.
Le Courvoisier
Oct 23, 24 5:23 pm
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll
smaarch
Oct 25, 24 10:36 pm
The AIA I suppose.......eye roll.
BulgarBlogger
Oct 28, 24 11:53 am
What are the fundamentals of music? Anyone know?
OddArchitect
Oct 29, 24 10:46 am
Sex, drugs, and emotional damage.
BulgarBlogger
Oct 28, 24 11:58 am
did you read some kind of theory paper / article that "explores the intersection of" or "disjuncture of" two completely weird topics in architecture? Did that inspire the title of this post?
OddArchitect
Oct 29, 24 10:46 am
Did someone ask you a code question you couldn't answer so you got grumpy?
What do you believe are the fundamentals of architecture as a profession?
Fundamentals in the profession? How about putting in an above pedestrian level of effort?
Learn what you need to know, work hard and smartly, save/invest money, retire.
retire? pffff..... ain't nobody got time for that.
I know; by retire, I mean move to someplace warm and work slightly less.
Wasn't this question settled a couple of thousand years ago?
you know students don't research anything anymore.
they don't know who vitruvius is.
That's the blue turtle with the long pouty things, right?
A one-line question deserves a one-line answer. My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school that I still think about was: “Design is the core competency of architecture”
So, to your question. A design-oriented mindset.
My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school was: "There is nothing so permanent as a temporary solution."
my favorite quote from arch intro 101 was "I can design a house that can break a marriage".
Both great. I do wonder if the second person is talking about themselves...
Surly ChapGPT can give you a solid answer
I asked ChatGPT to give the most non-sequitur answer possible. The results are brilliant:
"The fundamentals of architecture are like trying to fold a giraffe into a suitcase made of marshmallows while reciting the alphabet backwards on a unicycle. One must consider the gravitational pull of spaghetti, the emotional state of window blinds, and the philosophical implications of wearing socks inside out. Only when you can successfully balance a pineapple on the head of a sleeping owl will you begin to grasp the true essence of architectural professionalism."
This is what my professors sound like sometimes
Those are the good kind of profs. If you want straight answers, go into engineering.
Firmitas, utilitas, venustas.
Do you believe the Vitruvian principles are just as applicable today, if not more important in the modern world?
A classmate of mine's business motto is "pursuing technical and aesthetic excellence," which to me is a rephrasing of Vitruvius, but I guess utility could be included explicitly.
We are similar. We have a couple of core principles which drive our work. One is "Better Design, Faster". But another is "Technical Excellence, Design Excellence."
I don't know, it seems today's fundamentals are always in question by "the bottom line" whatever the f that means.
Well, you can't do great design if you're not making money, unless you are independently wealthy. So there's that.
not what I was pointing at, of course you need to make money to live - but i.e. gothic cathedrals, there was no deadline, no budget, just make it beautiful, to last 1000 years, with capacity for the whole town. A different story after 1492.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll
The AIA I suppose.......eye roll.
What are the fundamentals of music? Anyone know?
Sex, drugs, and emotional damage.
did you read some kind of theory paper / article that "explores the intersection of" or "disjuncture of" two completely weird topics in architecture? Did that inspire the title of this post?
Did someone ask you a code question you couldn't answer so you got grumpy?